Psalm 9:10 for Word Art Wednesday

The Crafter's Cafe Winner
Top 3 Pick at Scribbles Designs

Coffee of the Day - Carrot Cake

Hello! So happy to be on the Word Art Wednesday blog today with my last post as a guest designer for them. what a privilege to have been asked! thank you, Karen!

Today's word art is especially poignant since I have been needing so very many sympathy cards lately. there is so much comfort to be found in the hope & promise of Scripture.

in our church district, Dave & I have the opportunity to meet so many wonderful people. we travel to various churches over the many states served in the District. this card will be going to the pastor and his wife at one of these churches, since they are sadly in need of a sympathy card.

digital papers are from the Prima Anna Lee collection, butterflies are by A Day for Daisies, flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, and buttons are from my vintage stash. several of the butterflies were printed and colored twice, then adhered only down the center to give a more dimensional effect. the centers of the butterflies are coated in distress stickles while the wings are covered in Mr. Huey's clear shine spray.

Turquoise plaid ribbon that I distressed with ink sits over the top of pink satin double ruffle ribbon. a re-purposed postage stamp adds interest next to a doily snippet.

thanks for stopping by! check back in just a bit for my Really Reasonable Ribbon post. :)

Challenges:
Outlawz Twisted Thurs - anything goes with tic tac toe twist (opted to not do twist)
Digi Choosday - things with wings
Retarte (StampArtPapel) - anything goes
Artistic Inspiration - anything goes
Melonheadz - pastel colors
One Stitch at a Time - anything goes with wings
Robyn's Fetish - anything goes
Card Mania - spring
Crafter's Cafe - what season are you in? spring
Crafting Musketeers - spring is in the air
Creaine Ch - spring
Digi Stamps 4 Joy - anything goes with a butterfly twist
Open Minded Crafting - Easter/Spring/pastel colors
Paradise of Stamps - pastel colors
Scribbles Designs - A Little Note to Bug You
Di's Digi Designs - pastel colors
Creative Corner - words

Always in My Thoughts Sympathy Card

Top Winner at Crafting With An Attitude

Coffee of the Day - Vanilla Hazelnut

Sadly, needing more sympathy cards.

I chose this pretty 'Daisy Bird Bath' image from A Day for Daisies, paired with a sentiment from Create with TLC and papers from the Basic Grey Kioshi collection. buttons & lace are vintage, flowers & leaves are from Wild Orchid Crafts, and lavender seam binding (which I distressed with several shades of ink) is from Really Reasonable Ribbon. main image die is by Spellbinders and senitment punch is from SU!

Challenges:
A Day for Daisies - add lace
Outlawz Tues Color Ch - color board
Jade's Sparkling Butterflies - anything goes/buttons and bows
Crafting With An Attitude - anything goes
Star Stampz - use a digi
Fab 'n Funky - winged things
The Crafty Addicts - girly
Clear it Out - theme: nature, stash: greenery: leaves
Crafty Sentiments - anything goes
Come and Get It - things with wings

Bird Blooming Sympathy Card

Coffee of the Day - Dulce de Leche

It's Friday! the weekend is almost here! :) I hope you have some fun things on your calendar! I have LOTS of craft projects that I simply MUST get caught up on.

Today is my cousin's funeral, so it's fitting that I am sharing the last of his family's sympathy cards. I also want to show a photo taken of him with his children. it's several years old, but definitely captures the love they all share for one another. :)

RIP, Dan. we love and miss you.

my card uses the pretty image from A Day for Daisies called, 'Bird Blooming.' papers are from the Basic Grey Hillside collection, dies are by Spellbinders, grass green seam binding is from Really Reaonable Ribbon, flower is from Wild Orchid Crafts, and buttons are from my vintage stash. once again, that all purpose sentiment is by SU!   you can tell I sure do get a lot of use out of it!

a few accent dots were added with a white gel pen. I did add some little touches to the mulberry magnolia with inks and watercolor brushes to have it match a bit closer.

thank you so much for stopping by today! :)

Challenges:
Tuesday Morning Sketches - sketch turned on its side
Cre8tive Hands Friends - anything goes
Star Stampz - flowers, flowers, flowers
Inspiration Destination - anything goes
Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
Animal Friends - birds

In My Thoughts and Prayers Daisies

Coffee of the Day - Pumpkin Spice

Hey there, blogging fans! I'm treading in tender waters here, as I've been fighting migraines off and on for a while now. a nasty one hit yesterday and really hit me hard. makes it tough to get any crafting done, that is for sure, those rotten things! ;)

anyhow, sharing another sympathy card for my cousin's family today. this one uses the pretty 'Daisy Window' image from A Day for Daisies.  papers are from the Basic Grey Vivienne collection, pearl flourish is from Michael's, seam binding (that I distressed) is found at Really Reasonable Ribbon, sentiment stamp is from a set by Unity. flower centers are covered in distress stickles and little accent dots are made with a white gel pen.

again, keeping the design fairly simple.

hope you have a most wonderful day! thanks so much for stopping by. :)

Challenges:
Scribbles Designs - a song in your heart (My Prayer by The Platters)
ADFD - add glitter (stickles)
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes with patterned paper
CCC Digi Creations - anything goes
Pearly Sparkles - anything goes with pearls (pearl flourish)
Crafting From the Heart - anything goes
Through the Purple Haze - flowers

Bird on a Limb Sympathy Card

Coffee of the Day - Highlander's Grog (butterscotch and hazelnut flavor)

Sharing another of the sympathy card's for my cousin's family. Your prayers for them are greatly appreciated, especially with the funeral coming up in a few days.

This card uses the Wild Bird image from A Day for Daisies, paper from the Basic Grey Vivienne collection, flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts, burlap ribbon from May Arts, and buttons from my vintage stash.   little banner punch, linen thread, and sentiment are by SU!  accent dots were made with my white gel pen.

I've been keeping all of these cards fairly simple.

thanks so much for stopping by. hope the rest of your weekend is amazing! :)

Challenges:
Li'l Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
Catch the Bug - anything goes
My Sheri Crafts - Thinking of You

I Will Give You Rest Flower Fairy

Top 3 Pick at Robyn's Fetish

Coffee of the Day - Carrot Cake

It's the weekend! Hooray!

I'm sharing with all of you yet another of the sympathy cards I'm making for my cousin's family. I'm almost finished with them - just a few more to do. hope to get them completed this weekend if all goes well.

Today's card uses a precious little image from A Day for Daisies called 'Baby Cherry Blossom' and a verse given away over at Word Art Wednesday.

I confess that I first saw the verse this week and knew immediately that I wanted to use it. I was looking through my ADFD images on my computer and came across the cherry blossom one. it wasn't until the entire thing was printed and on my craft desk that I actually saw the little flower fairy hidden inside the image. C.S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien were both Christians and used fairy folk in their writings, so I guess my one little card should be okay. ;)

papers are from the Basic Grey Typeset and Dear Heart collections, buttons are from my vintage stash, bay leaf seam binding (that I aged and distresd) is from Really Reasonable Ribbon, mini sweetheart blossom is from Wild Orchid Crafts, and little banner punch is by SU!  a wink of stella glitter pen was used to add sparkle to the main image.

enjoy your day! :)

Challenges:
WAW - anything encouraging goes
Robyn's Fetish - add a doily
ADFD - add glitter (used the glitter pen)
Brown Sugar - anything goes
Digitally Sweet - fantasy
Craft Rocket - mythical creatures
Simon Says Stamp Work it Wed - pastel

2 Simple Sympathy Cards

Coffee of the Day - Creme Brulee

Sadly, one of my cousins died on Easter morning. although I have to say, if I could choose, that would be the exact day I would pick to go to Heaven! oh, the rejoicing and partying going on! lots of comfort in that mental picture, I tell ya.

anyhow, I am busy making lots of sympathy cards to send to his family. I'm not one of those who can make sympathy cards ahead of time. I need to make these as I need them so I can really think and pray over each one.

I'm also a fairly slow crafter, so I'm afraid y'all are going to be seeing these for a bit. I apologize in advance for this.

I'm sharing 2 today, made with a beautiful feather image from A Day for Daisies. papers are from the Webster's Pages Painted Passport collection.

ribbons and trims are all from Really Reasonable Ribbon with the exception of burlap which is May Arts and buttons are from my vintage stash.

1st card - little banner punch and sentiment used on it are by SU!
2nd card - banner die is SU! and sentiment stamp is by Unity.

thanks so much for stopping by. I hope your day is amazing! :)

Challenges:
Crafty Sentiments - anything goes
Digi Choosday - spring colors
Craft Your Passion - anything goes
Love to Scrap - anything goes
613 Avenue Create - anything goes
Ribbon Girls - any image and ribbon
Outlawz Mon. Greeting - anything goes
Paper Shelter - buttons
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
WAW - anything encouraging goes

A Modern Woman Goes Glam

Coffee of the Day - Irish Creme

It's time for a new challenge at the Cardz 4 Galz blog! this fortnight we are recognizing International Women's Day on March 8 and Mother's Day in the UK on March 6, so our theme is 'Woman or Women.' your card needs to have an image of a woman or women somewhere on it. super easy to do, right?! ;)

for my card I chose an image from A Day for Daisies called Dollface. she comes with another image wearing a mask, so you actually get 2 for the same price! :)

papers are from the Basic Grey Urban Luxe collection. I love this paper so much more than I thought I would and have used it several times already. too bad it's almost completely sold out everywhere. :( the sticker frame I used as a little mat is part of the same collection, as is the tab at the bottom and 'glam' sentiment. flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

the gorgeous rhinestone bauble has been sitting on my craft desk just waiting for the perfect project to come along. I am sorry I have no idea who makes it. yes, it's been sitting on my desk a LONG time. ;) ribbon snippet is from a project I shared the other day (ribbon is from stash, too) and black burlap string is from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

I added some 'eyeshadow' to the main image with a clear spica glitter pen and some little accents to the card corners with a black spica glitter pen.

come play along in the challenge with us!

Challenges
ADFD - add dimensional flowers
Crafting With An Attitude - anything goes
Simon Says Stamp Wed - touchy feely
Inspiration Destination - anything goes
Whimsy Stamps Inspiration - anything goes
Digi Choosday - ladies, ladies, ladies
Crafting With Friends - anything goes

Vintage Beauty in a Hat and Some News

Coffee of the Day - Blueberry Cinnamon

Today I am happy to announce that I am now a member of the Cardz 4 Galz Design Team! I am so very excited to share this news with all of you! :) several other new members join the DT along with me today, so please pop over to the challenge blog to bid them a hearty hello!

We also have a new challenge that starts today as well. the theme is "Get Ahead - Get a Hat." You have 2 weeks to get your entry linked to the blog. I'd love to see what fun project you make! :)

I chose to use this precious image from A Day for Daisies called 'Vintage School Girl Two.' isn't her hat gorgeous? papers are from the Basic Grey Mint Julep collection, the two main image dies, are Spellbinders, and the beautiful rose corner die is Wild Rose Studio. I used the wink of stella clear brush pen on the hat band for some extra sparkle. flowers are all from Wild Orchid Crafts and buttons are from my vintage collection.

thanks so much for stopping by!
I'll have another post for you in just a jiffy. ;)

Challenges:
Inspiration Destination - anything goes
Paper Shelter - make it digital (use a digi)
Kraftin' Kimmie Wonderful Wed - anything goes
CCC Digi - fave color combo (pinks and kraft)
Sweet Stamps - anything goes
Sisters of Craft - anything goes
TTCRD - anything goes
Love to Scrap - anything goes
Dragon's Lair - bingo: yellow, 3 buttons, flowers

A Different Kind of Cupid for Valentine's Day

Coffee of the Day - Bourbon Pecan

When we think of Cupid we often think of the little nearly naked baby angel flittering through the air. but when I came across this wonderful digital image of a young boy dressed in a vintage style as Cupid, I knew I had to have him! in fact, hubby even stopped what he was doing when he saw the card on my computer to comment about how much he liked the vintage look.

and thanks to the Paper Temptress store, you can get the papers to make a card for YOUR sweetie, too! :) I started with a base of spirit red feltweave cs. a little banner was punched from black Basis cs and then a sentiment generated from my label maker added over the top. I tied a ribbon of the poppy red splitz ribbon to a fun red & white paper clip. this ribbon is cool because it is both satin and grosgrain all on one ribbon. the color was a little too bright orangey-red for my papers, so I dyed it to match by just adding some ink. super easy! :)

Boy Cupid image is by A Day for Daisies, papers are from the Basic Grey Bittersweet collection, die is Spellbinders, and buttons are vintage. I love how the one even has a bit of fabric still attached to it. :) I added some faux stitching to the decorative paper panels. paper clip is by K & Co., I believe.

I gave the little fella some cool stripes to his pants and painted his wings with my wink of stell pen. the hearts on his bow and hat were painted with shimmerz.

so glad you stopped by today! hello to my newest followers, too! :)

Challenges:
ADFD - all my love
Brown Sugar - anything goes
Crafting with Friends - anything goes
Polkadoodles - love and romance
Wags 'n Whiskers - with love
CRAFT - love/Valentine/Anniversary
DL Art - Valentine
Outlawz Twisted Thurs - anything goes
Whimsy - with love
Tuesday Throwdown - anything goes

A Valentine for My Hunny Bunny

Coffee of the Day - Chocolate Peppermint

So have you started thinking about making Valentine's for your sweeties yet? I am the only girlie in a house filled with men, so as much as I would LOVE to make frilly, fussy, lacy, gorgeous Valentine's covered in doilies and such, there just aren't that many people I can give them to. my guys kinda frown on receiving them. ;) they tend to also like to receive the most simple cards, which goes against my grain, so I do my best to keep embellies to a minimum when I craft for them. but I can't make a card without ribbons! just not happening!

that is when I pull out my natural fibers and trims for their cards. I'll still add a flower or two, because guys still like flowers, just usually not a whole card full of them.

it's time to get creative with your ribbon choices on those masculine cards!

plaids, stripes, and polka dots are always great picks. I went for the simple, but always fashionable 2 1/2" cotton ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon as a base for my trim across the bottom of the card.  love the frayed edges to it! :) this was topped with the gorgeous 1/2" red wrinkled ribbon that has such a fabulous texture. it looks wonderful against that natural cotton ribbon.

a pretty carnation makes a simple accent. flowers similar to this one can be found in the RRR store. in fact, a brand new shipment of Wild Orchid Craft mulberry flowers has just arrived, so have fun filling up your shopping cart! there are some I can't wait to get my crafty hands on! :) click on the 'new' tab at the top of the page to see all of the fun new goodies!

and by the way, since I first started my blog, I have called my hubby my 'hunny bunny.' when I came across this stamp from Unity, I had to grab it!

bunny image is from A Day for Daisies, paper is from the Basic Grey True Love collection, dies are both by Spellbinders, and buttons are vintage. a bit of faux stitching was added to the heart.

thanks so much for stopping by! :)

Challenges:
A Day for Daisies - stitch it up (faux stitching)
Choux Choux Paper Art - Valentine/Hearts linky party
WAW - anything encouraging goes
TTCRD - anything goes
Craft Your Passion - anything goes
Eureka - Love is in the Air/Valentine
Paper Girls - forest friends
Incy Wincy - tic tac toe (ribbon, red, button)
Double Click Skittles - anything goes
Ruby's Rainbow - animal magic
Outlawz Mon Greeting - anything goes
Scribbles Designs - have a heart

Celebrate!

Coffee of the Day - (not sure, because when this posts I am actually off camping in the woods of Pennsylvania!)

Hey there all you ribbon lovers! we are going to have a bit of a lesson in Cardmaking 101. grins!

I'm here to show you how to use your purchases from Really Reasonable Ribbons to accent the designs on your cards. don't ever feel that you have to use big fluffy bows every single time you make a card. (although you most certainly CAN!) sometimes it's fun to use the smaller things you can find in the RRR store. you'll be surprised at how well they actually highlight your focal point, be it a stamped image or sentiment, or perhaps a vintage bit of clip art.

on the card I am showing here today, the digital image of the boots and flowers from A Day for Daisies is our focal point. the doily serves as a matting piece.

I used a die from Tim Holtz to cut the sentiment, but needed something to help draw the eye to it. that is where a little piece of the Judy crochet trim came in handy. yes, I do save every little snippet of ribbon and trim! :) by stapling the piece directly under the sentiment, it draws attention in that direction. a vintage button adds a bit more interest.

next we go directly below the image to the piece of polka dot decorative paper (all papers from the Basic Grey Lemonade collection.). while the border punch helps add some fun and the scallops are similar to the other shapes on the card, the addition of the pink burlap string helps give a bit of grounding to the main image. it also adds a nice texture with the great fibers and bow.

finally we make our way around to the flowers. the colors pick up those found on the digital image but also give a great texture to the card without overwhelming it. notice that the flowers accent what is there. that is the key. when using an image of any sort, your embellishments should never over power and draw all of the attention away from your focal point. (this is especially true in scrapbooking.) believe it or not, you can have a lot of embellishments on a project that all still bring attention to the focal point. several of the designers at RRR are fabulous at doing just that. :)

what I love about the Wild Orchid Crafts flowers is how easy they are to adapt to the colors of your project. the yellow of the  Cottage Rose didn't quite match the papers, so I watercolored it a bit. I LOVE the way they take the inks! :) if you don't want to wait for it to dry naturally, just give it a quick hit with your heat gun.

buttons are all vintage, and flowers on digi have all been accented with shimmerz paint.

thanks so much for stopping by! :)

Challenges:
Paper Creator's Crafts - anything goes
Sisters of Craft - anything goes
A Gem of a Challenge - female birthday
Crafting With Friends - anything goes
QKR - lots of layers
Cardz 4 Galz - something new ('celebrate' die and pink vintage button in upper right corner are new to me)
Southern Girls - one for the girls (made for a special friend's birthday)
Through the Purple Haze - anything goes
Double Click Skittles - flower, plant, or tree
Outlawz Paper a la Mode - birthday

Flowers in a Teacup Card and Accident Update

Coffee of the Day - Marzipan

I must begun today's post by thanking all of you for the very kind and lovely comments you left yesterday about Tyler's accident, as well as the wonderful email messages I received. I have said it before, and I will say it again - y'all are the BEST! :)

Tyler took the day off from classes. His professors were very understanding, which meant a lot to me. His head bothered him for most of the day. He'll have a bit of a knot and abrasion, but so very thankful that is all. the 'what could have beens' are frightening. Thank You, God, for keeping my son safe!

our poor vehicle has been claimed as totalled by the repair shop. so Dave is perusing Craigslist for another for us. until then he'll work from home as he can until the group comes to Camp this weekend. Tyler's car has been repaired enough to get him to classes and back until they can work on it more and an ordered part arrives.

now on to something MUCH more fun! :)

I'm sharing the last of cards I made while on my blogging hiatus. This one was made for a very dear friend who had been quite ill.

image is by A Day for Daisies and was paper pieced. papers are from the Basic Grey Prism collection, flowers are by Wild Orchid Crafts, banner die, punch, & sentiment stamp are SU!, buttons are vintage, and that fab rhinestone flourish is by ZVA Creative. some faux stitching was added with a white gel pen and distress stickles to the flower centers. a doily mats the main image. a little snippet of pink grosgrain ribbon completes the project.

again, thanks to all of you for your love and concern! if I don't see you back here before then, pop back on Friday for the Fall Coffee Lover's Blog Hop! :)

p.s. you can not only get a sneak preview of my 1st card for the coffee hop, but also pick up a great free sentiment to use if you head over to Create With TLC! :)

Challenges:
Craft Your Passion - anything goes
TTCRD - anything goes
Crafty Cardmakers - make it sparkle (rhinestones & stickles)
Glitter 'n Sparkle - use a punch or die cut (both: punch-tiny sentiment banner, dies lg. banner & main image)
Allsorts - sparkle (rhinestones & stickles)
Speedy Fox - banners
Suzy Bee;s Bloomin' Ch - vintage shabby chic
Catch the Bug - bingo: bling, player's choice (flowers), paper piecing
Wags 'n Whiskers - glitter and sparkle (rhinestones & stickles)
CRAFT - add some bling (rhinestones & stickles)

"Live" Definition Paper Doll

Coffee of the Day - Marzipan

I just have to say that I have the nicest people who follow my blog and leave me comments! y'all are the best! :) thank you for your encouragement and the kind things you say!

Today I am sharing the 2nd of cards made for publication, but forever lost. I am just so glad I took photos before sending them off.

As with yesterday's card, the paper doll images are from A Day for Daisies, digital paper & elements are from the Basic Grey Out of Print collection, and flowers by Wild Orchid Crafts. trim and buttons are vintage. I simply ADORE the little piece of an old button card I added to this one. card base was decorated with glimmer mist and a Crafter's Workshop mini Harlequin stencil. the sentiment is a sticker from SRM Stickers. again, the doll and dress are paper pieced. I just love how the doll itself looks printed onto the newsprint paper and then inked. really adds to the old feel! :)

Happy Friday!

Challenges:
Crafty Girls - anything goes
DL Art Sept - anything goes
Crop Stop - anything goes with a product they carry (Crafter's Workshop stencils)
Simply Papercrafts - anything goes
TTCRD - anything goes
Tues Throwdown - anything goes
Craft Your Passion - anything goes
Crafty Cardmakers - floral embellishments
Where the Heart Is - add some text
Come and Get it - buttons and bows (small bow in her hair)
Quick Quotes - anything goes
Chocolate, Coffee, and Cards - fancy and feminine
Bloggers Ch - stencil it

Enjoy Life Paper Doll

Coffee of the Day - Pumpkin Spice

Today's post is a bittersweet one for me. The card was supposed to be published. sadly, the magazine not only closed down before publication, but my cards were lost. They were supposed to be returned to me, but I never received them. so this photo is all I have left of all my hard work. :(  I will share the other card tomorrow.

The paper doll pieces are by A Day for Daisies. I don't think Tammy ever added them to her shop. she did add complete dolls though, so you can find some similar to this one and the one I post tomorrow. digital paper and elements are from the Basic Grey Out of Print collection. the doll itself was paper pieced and then lightly inked. dress was paper pieced as well with highlights added using both a wink of stella clear glitter pen and black spica glitter pen.

flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and Prima. the card base was created by using a Prima stencil (LOVE this doily!!!) and pink glimmer mist. trim is Prima also. all buttons and button card are vintage. the sentiment is from SRM Stickers.

I loved playing with paper dolls when I was a young girl. I hope you enjoy this card I have made. :)

Challenges:
Word Art Wed - anything encouraging (Congrats on Celebration!)
Little Red Wagon - digi do
Kraftin' Kimmie's Wonderful Wed - anything goes
Fan-tastic Tues - make it feminine and square or rectangle
Crafting From the Heart - anything goes
Love to Scrap - do a double take (I think I have 4 patterned papers here...)
Not Just Cards - anything goes
Stempelsonne - anything goes
Aud Sentiment - anything goes plus a sentiment
Hanna and Friends - use kraft cs
Fab 'n Funky - shabby chic (my fave!)

Thinking of You Poppies in Bottles

Coffee of the Day - Carrot Cake

Happy Saturday! Are all of you doing your "it's the weekend" dance?! grins! and for those of us here in the States, we get the added bonus of a long holiday weekend, too! double the fun! wooo hoooo! I know we will be cooking out on the grill at least once or twice.... hopefully all of you have something especially fabulous planned. :)

Today I am sharing another of my hiatus cards. I plan to get into my craft room today to get something 'fresh' made for all of you, I promise! my room is almost actually clean, too! someday I might actually take a few photos to share with all of you....

I made this card for a friend who's mom went into the hospital for emergency surgery. I wanted to send a card to let them know we were all thinking of them and saying prayers.

The image is by A Day for Daisies, little paper banner at the bottom is Basic Grey J'Adore, chalkboard tag is My Mind's Eye, flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and Live & Love Crafts, while buttons are from my vintage stash. I added a few little doodle dots with my white gel pen. you can almost see the snippet of the doily in the bottom corner. sentiment is SU!  flower centers on main image are covered in distress stickles. a bit of seam binding and baker's twine tie off the tag.

Have a most wonderful weekend, whatever your plans!

Challenges:
Crafty Calendar - anything goes
Catch the Bug - anything goes
My Time to Craft - flowers
Art by Miran - anything goes
Digital Delights by Louby Lou - anything goes
Southern Girls - flower power
CCC Digi Creations - include a sentiment
Petal Lu - anything goes
Crop Stop - anything goes with a product from their store (stickles)

Blossom Birthday Bunny

Coffee of the Day - Irish Creme

Back today with another card I made while on hiatus. this was for a friend's birthday. thankfully she really liked it. :) that always makes me happy! afterall, that is why I really make cards and papercraft - to bring others joy! (plus, selfishly, it makes me happy to let my creative spirit fly! grins! I've always said that my crafting is truly an act of worship to God though...)

The adorbs little bunny blossom image is by A Day for Daisies, papers are from the Basic Grey Fresh Cut collection, gorgeous flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, floral die is Wild Rose Studio while main image die is Spellbinders. distress stickles was added to the flower center. sentiment stamp and punch are both by SU!  vintage buttons, ticket, and ric rack are from my stash.

Today is a SUPER busy day as we have company coming tomorrow. I'm busy busy busy as that proverbial bee trying to get some cleaning done. I'll tell you in tomorrow's post just WHO is coming for our weekend visit!  will have some time then to get to all of your blogs. hmmmmm..... now doesn't THAT make you curious?!?!

love ya!
Jennifer

Challenges:
Animal Friends - forest animal
Card and Scrap - flowers
Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes
Digi Galore - anything goes
Lia Stampz - anything goes
WAW - anything encouraging goes
Creative Moments - anything goes with a sentiment
Kraftin' Kimmie's Wonderful Wed - anything goes
Crafting for All Seasons - bingo: die cuts, digi, sentiment or flowers, die cuts, patterned paper
Digi Choosday - in the pink (LOVE this theme!!)
Fan-tastic Tues - make it cute
Cutie Pie - cute and girly
Stamp and Create - one for the girls
Creative Corner - flower power
Julia Spiri - anything goes

So Adorable Ballerina

Coffee of the Day - Coconut Caramel Hazelnut Rum (well, it IS Saturday, afterall!)

My card share for today is a very precious one to me. you see it was made for a magazine submission, but was returned at the last minute because it was not needed afterall. I try to make all of my cards special, but the magazine ones get LOTS of extra attention and love. I have to take note of every detail, description, and item I use, so it just stands that there is a bit more focus on them. plus, gosh, a ton more people are going to see them! ;)

I have a most adorable young lady in mind that this is being mailed to, so I hope she enjoys it. :)

The image is from A Day for Daisies, papers & elements are from the Basic Grey Fresh Cut collection (most are printed from digital), flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts, chalk tag is My Mind's Eye, glassine bag is K & Co, ribbon is May Arts, and baby button card is from my vintage stash. other buttons are also vintage, and doily is from my stash, too.

main die is Spellbinders, tiny leaf flourish dies are Cheery Lynn, while gorgeous floral corner die is Wild Rose Studio. accents to flowers on main image with stickles and her tutu with clear wink of stella glitter pen.

I'm still dealing with my seizures, so getting to all of your blogs has not been easy. I am so very sorry. hope to get better at leaving comments and stopping by as soon as possible. I do think of each of you often, I promise! :)

Hope your weekend is off to a splendid start so far!

ADFD

Simon Says Stamp

Challenges:
ADFD - photo inspiration board
Left of Center - distress it (ink and with distressing tool)
Crafting with an Attitude - anything goes/spring fever
Sister Act - any card goes
Crafter's Cafe - feminine
Crafting By Designs - flowers
Whimsy Inspires - color an image
Kraftin' Kimmie - anything goes
Simon Says Stamp - color inspiration photo
Digi Choosday - flower power
Party Time Tues - anything goes
Crafty Boots - ribbon or lace
Eureka - flowers
Monday Morning Ch - pretty flowers
Kraft Journal - pick 3 with kraft (card base is kraft cs) pink, ruffles, buttons, feminine, tag, mint green - I used more than 3! :)
Ribbon Girls - everything goes with ribbon and an image
Fairy Tale Stampers - bingo: flowers, buttons, text or buttons, glitter, flowers
Hiding in My Craft Room - button up
Catch the Bug - bingo: flower, button, die cut

I Do

Coffee of the Day - Caramel Nut

Some years we have no weddings to attend, and then others like this year, we have so so many! I am working like a busy busy bee trying to get cards made for all of them.

The beautiful image on this card is 'I Do' by A Day for Daisies. Tammy's images are something unique indeed, so I imagine I'll be using them for most of these wedding cards.

I paper pieced the outfits using digital papers from the Basic Grey Little Black Dress collection. the gorgeous die set is by Spellbinders. flowers are a mix of Wild Orchid Crafts and Making Memories, rhinestone flourish is Zva Creative, and buttons & lace trim are vintage. silver doily is from my stash.

I'll be posting my blog candy sometime this weekend, I hope. a few things I had ordered arrived today, so I just need to finish getting things together and then take a photo. one of our pups isn't doing too well, so I've been a bit sidetracked with her. :(

anyway, all of you have a most fabulous weekend!

Challenges:
ADFD - anything goes w/ADFD image
Chocolate, Coffee, and Cards - use a die cut
Sister Act - any card goes
Crafting for All Seasons - milestone celebrations (I hope a wedding counts)
Crafty Sentiments - anything goes
Party Time Tuesday - anything goes
Stamp and Create - anything goes
Sentimental Sundays - no sentiment
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Ch - anything goes with patterned paper

Happy Valentine's Day, Deer! ;)

Coffee of the Day - French Vanilla

yes, why it HAS been ages since I last posted! I have still been doing a wee bit of crafty stuff, just haven't really had a way to get decent photos to upload to my blog. and y'all really don't want to know about my every day, hum drum life, so I save you the agony of those boring tidbits. that goes on Facebook! ha!

I am finding that I can get tolerable pix with the camera on my phone. if Dave is around, he actually takes pretty good ones since he doesn't have the 'shaky hands' problem I do.

so I will try to post some craft things a bit more often from here on out. :)
some will still be of sub-standard photo quality if I take them, so please be patient with me. thanks!

Today's card is going to one of my sons for Valentine's Day. I don't want to give away toooooo much info on the off chance he stops by. none of my family normally does, so I am not too worried. ;)

the deer image comes from A Day for Daisies. I needed it to be a buck rather than the fawn (which is how the image comes) so I could hang the heart sequins from the antlers. handy dandy antler die from Memory Box to the rescue! :)

papers are from the Basic Grey Persimmon collection, brown satin ribbon is May Arts, leaf sprig die is also Memory Box. buttons, heart doily, and ticket are from my stash. little heart stamp is from a MFT set that has been retired. (sorry)

Thanks so much for hanging in there with me.....it means a lot!

Challenges:
ADFD - Valentine
Add a Little Dazzle - Matters of the Heart (colors - I used the dark brown or anything goes)
Meonheadz - hearts/love
Crafts 4 Eternity - with love
Sweet Stampin' - add a heart
Simply Create Too - Valentine's Day or use hearts
Crafter's Cafe - hearts
WAW - anything encouraging goes
Cards Galore Encore - stamp or digi ( both)
Cuttin' and Stampin' - masculine
Eureka - All is Love
Kraft Journal - kraft cs plus pick 3: doily, hearts, top fold card (also have ribbon & twine)
Ooh La La - Love
Stamp and Create - All You Need is Love
Come and Get It - Love is in the Air
Great Impressions - love, love, love
Allsorts - Love is All Around
Natalie and Amy's - All About the Love